-graphy / -graph / -gram
writing, recording, description
Greek · -graphia (-γραφία)
From Greek graphein, to write or draw. -graphy names a way of writing or recording: photography (writing with light), geography (writing about the earth). -graph and -gram name the written thing.
Memory trick
-graphy is a pen: whatever comes before it is what gets written down.
Words from this root
- photography (photo + graphy) — making pictures with lightफ़ोटोग्राफ़ी
- geography (geo + graphy) — description of the earthभूगोल
- biography (bio + graphy) — the written story of a lifeजीवनी
- autobiography (auto + bio + graphy) — a life story written by oneselfआत्मकथा
- calligraphy (calli + graphy) — beautiful handwritingसुलेख
- choreography (choreo + graphy) — the planned steps of a danceनृत्य-निर्देशन
- paragraph (para + graph) — a section of written textअनुच्छेद
- telegraph (tele + graph) — a system for writing from far awayतार (संचार प्रणाली)
- autograph (auto + graph) — a person's own signatureऑटोग्राफ़, हस्ताक्षर
- telegram (tele + gram) — a message sent by telegraphतार
- diagram (dia + gram) — a drawing that explainsचित्र, आरेख
- program (pro + gram) — a planned written list of stepsकार्यक्रम